Memorial details

Memorial type
Trophy / Relic
District
Thanet
Town
Ramsgate
County
Kent
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945)
Ceremony
  • Dedicated
    Date: 15 November 1987
    Attended by: Unknown
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
35010

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Current location

St George the Martyr Church
Church Hill
Ramsgate
Thanet
Kent
CT11 8RA
England

OS Grid Ref: TR 38170 65210
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
A small wooden casket containing sand from the Dunkirk beaches.
Inscription
IN COMMEMORATION OF THE / EPIC OF DUNKIRK IN 1940/THIS CASKET OF SAND FROM/ THE DUNKIRK BEACHES/ WAS PLACED IN THIS CHURCH BY/ THE EAST KENT BRANCH OF THE/ DUNKIRK VETERANS ASSOCIATION/ DURING A SERVICE HELD ON/ 15TH NOV. 1987
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 0
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 0
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Relic
    Measurements: depth 130mm, height 160mm, width 180mm
    Materials: Undefined
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • See also: 35008; 35009
  • A History of St. George the Martyr: The Parish Church of Ramsgate, Brian R. Fagg, 1947; 1977

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